Weighing in at less than 9 ounces, it can control a component from as far away as 33 feet, and with an optional radio frequency receiver, it can control components in more than one room from farther away.

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The smart handbag was constructed with a radio antenna and receiver which listens for signals from radio frequency identification tags attached to important objects.

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As a result, an elaborate computer model had to be created on earth to predict the temperature of the receiver, so that outgoing signals could be transmitted at the right frequency.

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Only a receiver programmed with the same random sequence would be able to follow the signal as it hopped from one frequency to another.

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